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Govt.ofIndia

MinistryofEnvironment&Forests

BiodiversityAuthority,

India

Outreach- Twomillionpledgescatalyzingactionsfor

BiodiversityprotectionandconservationbyYouth,School

Children&Community

WhatisBiodiversity?

BIO=LIFE

DIVERSITY=VARIETY

BIODIVERSITY:

-Thevarietyamonglifeforms. -Describesnotonlythenumberbutalsotypes&varietyofliving things. •Itisaproductofover3.5billionyearsofevolutionandhistory. •Biodiversityisusuallyatthreelevels: -Genetic(Thevarietyofgeneticinformationwithinaspecies) -Species(Thevarietyofspecies) -Communities&Ecosystems(Complexesofspeciesandtheirphysical environments) INDIA RICH IN BIODIVERSITY!!! India- one of the 17 mega biodiversity nations . -Has 2 global biodiversity hotspots (Eastern

Himalaya, Western Ghats)

-Harbors 7.8% of the world's Biodiversity on just 2.4% of the total geographical area. -Includes wettest to driest regions on earth, cold to hot extremes. -Has 16 major forest types.The total forest cover is

23% of its total geographical area.

Biodiversity

ofIndia -India is home to over 7% of the World's Animal

Biodiversitywith more than 91200 animal species

- India harbors 11% of the World's Plant Biodiversitywith over

45500 plant species

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Angiosperms - 17527 species

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Gymnosperms - 67 species

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Pteridophytes - 1200 species

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Bryophytes- 2500 species

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Algae- 7175 species

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11058 species of plants are endemicto India.

- In addition, there are also 14500 species of fungi and

2233 species of lichens.

DoYouKnow???

India is one of the eight centers of origin and diversity of crop plants. Over 166 speciesof crops originated here. All the World's Buffalo breeds are found in India. In India, 9% of Fish species, 61% of Amphibians, 47% of Reptiles, 14% of Birds and 9% of Mammals are endemic.

India has:

Rice: 50000 varieties

Mango : 1000 varieties

Sorghum: 5000 varieties

Pepper : 500 varieties

Biogeographic ZonesofIndia

•OnthebasisofcertaincharacteristicslikeLandForm,VegetationTypes,DegreeofAridityetc.,10mainzonesorregionshavebeenidentified.

Trans-Himalaya & Himalaya

Gangetic Plains

North-East

Deserts & Semi-Arid

Western Ghats

Deccan Peninsula

Coasts & Islands

FACTSTOKNOW

•Unsustainablehumandevelopmenthasplacedseverepressureonbiodiversity.

•SomethreatstobiodiversityareoverͲexploitationofnaturalresources,mining,pollution,deforestation,poaching,chemicalpesticidesetc.

•Basedoncurrenttrends,anestimated34,000plantand5,200animalspecies- includingoneineightoftheworld'sbirdspecies-faceextinction.

•Itisestimatedthatonespeciesbecomesextinctevery20minutes.

ImportanceofBiodiversityConservation:

INTERNATIONALDAYFORBIOLOGICALDIVERSITY

IN2035!!!THANKSTOTHEHUMANPUSHON

BIODIVERSITY!!!

IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION

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SURVIVAL•Withoutbiologicaldiversity,wewould

perish. •Perhapsthemostimportantvalueof biodiversity,particularlyinacountry likeIndia,isthatitmeetsthebasic survivalneedsofavastnumberof people.

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IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION:

HEALTH AND HEALING:•80%ofpeopleindevelopingcountries depend,forprimaryhealthcare,on traditionalmedicineͲmostofwhichisderived fromplants,andsomefromanimalsand mineralsources.

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IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION

FOOD SECURITY:•90%oftheworld'sfoodcomesfrom20plant species. •Geneticdiversityisimportantinbreedingcrops andlivestock. •Asinglepestinvasionordiseasecouldwipeout allthestandingcroporaparticularlivestock.This iswhyweneedbiologicaldiversity.

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FOOD CHAIN

IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION

AESTHETIC PLEASURE:•Eachspeciesandecosystemsaddtothe richnessandbeautyoflifeonearth. •Noartificialmediumcanmatchthesheerjoy ofwatchingsunshineoveranocean,thesight ofaleapingdeer,thesoundofasingingbird, orthesmellofwetearthafterthefirstrains.

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Spotted Deer(Axis axis)

IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION:

CONTD...

ETHICAL REASONS:•Eachspeciesisuniqueandhasarighttoexist. •Ethicsprovidesthebasisofdecidingwhatis goodorbad,rightorwrong.

IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION:

ECOLOGICAL SERVICES:•Speciesevolvetofillparticularniches(rolesinanecosystem)orhabitats.

•Manyspeciesalsodependoneachotherinintricatewayofsurvival.Destroyingonespeciescanleadtofurtherextinctionsorchanges.

•Specificlifeformspresentinaparticularhabitathelpinprovidingconditionsforotherlife formstoliveinthatenvironment.

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IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION

RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PURPOSES:•InIndia,manyplantsandanimalshave religioussignificanceandareassociatedwith ritualsandotherculturaluses. •Auspiciousflowerslikehibiscusanddatura areofferedintemples.

Threats to Biodiversity

•Growingdemands,unplanneddevelopment •Habitatdestruction •Changingagriculturalandforestrypractices •Invasionofintroducedspecies •Overexploitationforcommercialgain •Environmentpollution •Globalclimatechange •Lossoftraditionalknowledge •Natureoflegalsystem

BIODIVERSITYREDALERT!!

•India'srichbiologicaldiversityisrapidlyeroding. •Atleast10percentofIndia'srecordedflora,and possiblyalargefractionofitswildfauna,are threatened,withmanyonthevergeofextinction. •InthelastfewdecadesIndiahaslostatleast50 percentofitsforests,polluted over70percentofits waterbodies,builtorcultivated/encroachedupon itsgrasslands,anddegradedmanycoastalareas.

CBDCoP 11-atHyderabad,India

•India would be hosting the eleventh CoP to the CBD, and the sixth Conference of the

Parties thus serving as Meeting of the Parties

(CoP/MoP-6) to the CBD's Cartagena

Protocol on biosafety issues to be held in

Hyderabad from 1-19 October, 2012.

•This would be the first CoP in the UN

Decade of 2011-2020 on biodiversity.

Logoandslogan

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Thecircleofthelogosymbolizesnature's

cycle •Centeroflogocapturestheheartofwhatis meanttobeconveyedthroughthelogo •Thecenterdepictsawoman(representing

MotherEarth)winnowinggrainsdepicting

linkageofbiodiversitywithlivelihoods •Motifatthetopisofthetiger,themost charismatic oflargeanimals.Indiaishome tonearlyhalfofthe3,500tigersthatremain intheworld.TigerisalsoIndia'snational animalandtopofthefoodchain.

Logoandslogan

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Atthebottomisdolphin,oneofthemost

intelligentanimals.Dolphinsdisplaysocial behaviorandculturesimilartohumans.

DolphinisIndia'snationalaquaticanimals

•Atthecenterisabirdrepresenting avifaunaandaleafrepresentingflora •OntopisthesloganinSanskritwith

Englishtranslation:'NatureProtects

ifShe isProtected'

WHATCoP11HOLDSFORINDIA?

•TheeventprovidesIndiawithanopportunity toconsolidate,scaleͲupandshowcaseour initiativesandstrengthsonbiodiversity. •Indiahasthepotentialandcapabilityto emergeastheworldleaderinconservation andsustainableuseofbiodiversity,andalso tosettheglobalagendaonbiodiversityinthe context ofsustainablelivelihoodsduringthe

UNDecadeofBiodiversity.

Pledge For Life!

Humanity has somehow fabricated an illusion

to get by without biodiversity.

Conservation is everybody's business.

It's the little things citizens do that makes a

difference.

LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE..!!

LET'S PLEDGE...TODAY....!!

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